Marvel's The Avengers Was Shot On An iPhone: True Or False?

Publish date: 2024-08-19

The comments appeared to get Seamus McGarvey in hot water, as he later told the Hollywood Reporter he was misquoted, saying he was just mentioning the new tools filmmakers had that allowed them more options to shoot film. He said he used a Canon 5D Mk2 camera while acting as the principal of photography on “The Avengers,” sharing, “Unfortunately, this was edited to read that I shot some of the film with the iPhone. This is not true.” The Hollywood Reporter even contacted Disney, who confirmed that nothing seen in the superhero flick was shot on an iPhone. 

While technology has allowed productions to use alternate methods to standard film cameras, with movies like “Tangerine” and “Unsane” famously shot on different versions of iPhones. Those films both embrace more personal, less effects-driven storytelling. So, filming on an iPhone made much more sense than a hundred-million-dollar-plus Marvel movie. While it would have been fun to discover “The Avengers” was actually shot on an iPhone, the film audiences got would have been much different if that was the case. McGarvey’s misquote likely caused serious confusion to everyone involved – but we’re glad it was eventually cleared up. 

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